The Eagles softball team shut down Boca Ciega, last Tuesday April 27th, in their first regional semi-final game. Strong pitching from Kirsten Berlo, who was perfect through three straight innings, combined with solid defensive play, lifted the Eagles to victory.
With one out in the third inning, Alyssa Weaver singled and stole second base to pl ace herself in scoring position. The one out later sophomore, Sarah Schutz delivered a single to score Weaver, who made a fantastic slide to avoid an extremely close tag at home plate and the Eagles took a 1-0 lead which they clung to for the rest of the game.
The Eagles next faced off against Pinellas Park in their second Regional Semi-final bout. If you remember the Patriots are the same team East Lake battled 17 long innings to finally defeat, and it looked like they could have done extras again, until late in the 7th inning, Sydney Dinelli drove in Hayley Davis to give East Lake a 1-0 lead. The girls dug in their cleats on defense and prevented the Patriots from scoring any runs, pulling out their second straight playoff victory. East Lake advances to the Regional Finals for the time since 1993, where they set to play at home versus Sickles.
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